PROCESSION. Faithful hold a religious procession on Good Friday during the pre-pandemic days. The Antique Inter-Agency Task Force for Covid-19 during its meeting on April 5, 2022 decided that the local government units will be the ones to provide a permit for the Holy Week observance such as the religious procession.(Photo courtesy of Jonathan De Gracia) SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique - Local government units (LGUs) in Antique are given the decision of whether or not to allow the Catholic faithful to hold procession during Holy Week as 16 of its 18 municipalities are still under Alert Level 2. Only the municipalities of San Jose de Buenavista and Sebaste, are under Alert Level 1. Integrated Provincial Health Officer 1 Dr. Leoncio Abiera, Jr., who joined the provincial inter-agency task force for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) virtual meeting on April 5, said they received a letter of inquiry from the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose de Buenavista if they could hold processions
LOCKDOWN. Antique province, now on Alert Level 3, has 288 active Covid-19 cases as of Jan. 13, 2022. Antique Inter-Agency Task Force for Covid-19 action officer Margie Gadian said on Friday (Jan. 14, 2022) that there will be no provincial lockdown despite a spike in Covid-19 cases.(Photo courtesy of Antique IPHO) SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique - There will be no provincial lockdown in Antique even if it has been reclassified into Alert Level 3 due to rising cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). "Governor Rhodora Cadiao is not in favor of implementing a provincial lockdown because of the economy," said Antique Provincial Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) action officer Margie Gadian on Friday. Gadian made the statement after attending an executive meeting to clarify queries on possible lockdown since the province is now under Alert Level 3. She said the governor would like to strike a balance between addressing the health concern and the economy as many people may be aff
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